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An award-winning charity passionate about Hull, the ER & its young people, raising aspirations with unique learning experiences. @CIC_HCU for Children in Care
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We got a wave! Both Prince Charles and Prince William gave the kids from
@CollingwoodP_S
a wave as they passed. What a special moment.
#Londonexperience
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Currently waiting for Princes Charles and William to pass en route to the state opening of Parliament. What an opportunity!
#londonexperience
@CollingwoodP_S
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Safely onboard our
@Hull_Trains
back to Hull with
@stcharlesvchull
, thankfully we had some entertainment while we waited!!!
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So far we have donated 150 brand new laptops and tablets to schools in Hull & East Yorkshire and 22 upcycled laptops/tablets. For a total of 172. A huge thank you to everyone who is helping to make this possible by donating old machines and donating money on our Gofundme.
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We stand behind
@Hull_Trains
They provide a vital link to London for Hull & the surrounding area. They are part of our community. They go above & beyond to help us take as many children to London as possible enabling us to give 1000’s of children a year a life changing experience
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We’ve got 123 brand new Lenovo tablets being delivered to schools across Hull & the East Riding today. We’re working to stop the digital divide. All children have a right to access lessons online when learning from home. Thank you to everyone who is making this possible.
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"WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KAI" - A short animation telling the story of a young man that our charity worked with. We are so very proud of Kai and all he has achieved. Created with
@MyPocketsArts
. PLEASE SHARE!
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We are so excited to have teamed up with the University of Hull to purchase 197 sets of Book Trust Letter Box parcels to be distributed to some very deserving children who are currently learning at home. Some very happy little people 😃
#charity
#partnership
@Booktrust
@UniOfHull
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In the last 3 weeks we have donated 520 tablets & laptops to primary schools in Hull & the ER. 32 of these were upcycled devices & 488 were new. Thanks to everyone who has been making donations enabling this to happen. Just 345 to go. If you can help email c.lockton
@hull
.ac.uk
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We are so very proud to see our founder
@John_Buttrick
on the Queens Honours List! 👏🏻What an amazing achievement and so deserved!
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We won!!!!! So excited and proud to have won the
#HEYPIBA21
small team award. Thank you to our wonderful team & everyone that supports us to do our work
@WestonFdn
@Caf
@wwwalmtorg
@PaversF
@TwoRidingsCF
@TNLComFund
@NHSHullCCG
@UniOfHull
@ABPHumber
@NGNgas
@KCOMhome
& more ❤️
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We visited a family who needed some extra Christmas cheer today w/
@TommyCoyle89
it was amazing! Santa 😜is sending them to Disneyland Paris!
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Thank you
@Hull_Trains
for arranging to bring the children back to Hull & making them goodie bags. Fantastic company with amazing people!
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We are delighted to announce that we have been named as one of the charities to receive a Weston Award!
#westoncharityawards
@PilotlightUK
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The
@EastRidingCCG
has funded 500 well-being packs for primary school children who are struggling with the effects the pandemic. The packs are being distributed today and tomorrow by our fantastic volunteers.
#wellbeing
#charity
#mentalhealth
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Here we are, 584 days since our last London experience and the children from
@ChilternPSHull
@IngsPrimary
@sidmouthschool
@SGP_hull
@OldfleetP
@priory_primary
heading down to our capital city London, waiting for our
@Hull_Trains
and a quick photo with Phillip Larkin
#London
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A huge thank you to our founder
@John_Buttrick
who completed his 10k challenge on Sunday 6th June and has raised a fantastic £1462.20 for HEY CU and
@AlzResearchUK
👏🏻
Thank you to everyone who donated!
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We’re so proud of our volunteers Mark Stockdale & Ruth Truelove. Both were shortlisted 4
#Time2Volunteer
awards which happened 2day at the bonus area. They both give countless hrs to support our charity. Leading & volunteering on experiences & Ruth also volunteers as a trustee.
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2day is
#NationalTeddyBearDay
as part of the
@HumbersidePCC
packs for children who have been victims of sexual &/or domestic abuse we’re including teddy bears donated by
@Phillips66UK
& the public. U won’t see anything cuter then this today. Thank u 2 everyone who donated a bear.
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Yesterday we packed 593 well-being packs for YP who are sadly victims of abuse. We’ve had funding over the pandemic from
@HumbersidePCC
which has enabled us to make 2,570 of these packs 4 various ages of children. It’s ❤️breaking but knowing ur doing something to help is amazing.
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Today marks a whole year since we launched our book vending machines in partnership with Chaloner Children's Charity. Since then we have delivered 20 machines and have made the national press. The children are still loving getting their tokens to choose a book of their own!
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Hi Twitter Community 👋 We are putting together packs 4 children who are victims of sexual and/or physical violence. We’re asking 4 your help. If u could donate a new teddy bear for a pack we’d love you forever. Or if ur a company that could sponsor some bears please let us know.
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We've officially changed our name to Hull & East Yorkshire Children's University (HEY CU). We are now working with over 1000 kids in the ER.
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We are travelling home with
@stmaryqueenofm
on our
@Hull_Trains
and we had a visitor to our carriage, who wanted to come and see the children. Many thanks Johnny Vegas.
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The elves are on Christmas duty today with
@TommyCoyle89
spreading some Christmas cheer to some families that really deserve it.
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21 new Lenovo tablets dropped off at St. Richards Primary. Very happy teachers receiving them it’s their well-being day today so it made it extra special.
@strichardsrc
#stopthedigitaldivide
#NeverMoreNeeded
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@Thorpepark_Hull
have been doing this week's
@digitull2017
@2017Hull
challenge here in London's Kings Cross well done everyone
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What a legend
@TommyCoyle89
is sponsoring 64 teddy bears for children who have experienced sexual and/or domestic violence. We’d like to collect 200 in total so please keep the donations coming. U can drop them off at Barclays Hull or donate 1 via Amazon
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We need some help please. 1 of the young ladies we support is starting College soon. She’s overcome a lot of challenges in her life & really deserves the best start at College. Her family doesn’t have the means to help her. She needs some books, clothes & a hair cut. Please share
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We are so honoured that Natasha and Rose were given the privilege of attending a private luncheon with Her Majesty The Queen today. What an amazing achievement for HEY CU. They even delivered a special book of letters to Her Majesty written by pupils of
@StCharlesHull
#royalvisit
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We��re packing 1100 education resource packs for children in KS2 today! 😀 With a huge thank you to the
@UniOfHull
@priory_primary
The Sir James Reckitt Charity for your support. And a big thanks to our volunteers for helping.
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We’ve started packing 1511 well-being packs 4 children who have experienced domestic &/or sexual abuse funded by the Humberside Police & Crime Commissioner’s Office
@HumbersidePCC
They will be distributed to refuges across Humberside & to the LA’s for social workers to distribute
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Happy
#WorldBookDay
Our charity is donating 293 books to primary schools across Hull today. A love of reading is so important to instil in our youth.
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The start of our 2 day experience to Edinburgh with lots of exited children from
@ParkstoneP
@HumberEdTrust
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Introducing our new CEO: Rose James! 👋
Find out more about Rose and her new role over on our website:
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We’re almost finished delivering the educational resource packs to schools 😁 Yours are on the way:
@CliftonSch
@PrimaryBay
@sidmouthschool
@DeltaCraven
@WhitehouseHull
@STM_Hull
@Thorpepark_Hull
@StAnthonysCPS
@burlingtonjnr
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She’s a beauty! We can’t wait until our van is on the road, delivering reading sessions to Children in Care in the East Riding
@NGNgas
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The team (and Charlie the dog) have had a busy day making up well-being packs which will be delivered to deserving children. They include maths games, mindfulness activities and Fing by
@davidwalliams
. Thank you to
@TwoRidingsCF
for funding the packs.
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We had a lovely visit this morning from Benji (aged 5) who very kindly donated £20 of his own savings to help other children in Hull
@teriandbenji
@Chrissyegg62
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We are so happy to announce that
@LucyABeaumont
is our charity’s new Patron.
Lucy has worked with us for a number of years and has seen the impact that our charity has on the young people of Hull.
Welcome to the HEY CU family Lucy. We are very grateful to have you on board.
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A huge thank you to Amazon for donating a £1000 gift card to our charity. We used it to put together 30 well-being packs for children who are feeling a lot of anxiety at the minute. Giving them some fun ways to feel better & learn how to manage their feelings 🤗❤️.
@AmazonNewsUK
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Thank you
@TommyCoyle89
and
@CoyleSports
for your support. The children loved seeing you today!
#DoorstepElves
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It’s not the first time we’ve received comments like this on our experiences. But when we do it reminds us how important our work is. The 10 yr old child who wrote the words below visited
@GiacomCM
for the day to learn about the world of work. Just one day can change everything.
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The last few sets of packs are being delivered to schools this morning. A huge thanks to the
@NHSHullCCG
for funding 500 well-being packs for vulnerable children & to
@TNLComFund
for funding 333 education packs for children attending schools in disadvantaged communities ❤️
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We’ve got 100’s of education packs being delivered to
@Adelaideprimary
@SGP_hull
@DorchesterHull
@Thorpepark_Hull
@strichardsrc
@WoodlandHull
today. These support children learning at home. Made possible by funding from the Charities Aid Foundation
@Caf
@C19SupportFund
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We are extremely proud of our amazing volunteer of 21 years
@markstockdale69
who is at Buckingham Palace today to receive his B.E.M for his years of work with local children
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It’s been an amazing week! We ran 19 experiences taking 519 children on educational, aspiration raising trips. We had 4 schools in London and 1 in Edinburgh. 10 schools on our Humber Cruises and 4 farm visits. Thanks to all our tutors and volunteers who helped make it all happen.
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Here’s a little look at the contents of the well-being packs that we are putting together for children who have been victims of abuse. The donated teddy bears will also be going into the packs
@Usborne
@HumbersidePCC
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We’re very excited to be at the Volunteer Awards 2022
#Time2Volunteer
Two of our amazing volunteers are nominated for awards. Mark Stockdale for the Community Volunteer award and Ruth Truelove for the Trustee Volunteer award. We love them both. Best of luck to all the nominees.
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Congratulations to our founder
@John_Buttrick
who is attending Buckingham Palace to receive his MBE today 🎖
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Here we are at Hull station with
@stmaryqueenofm
ahead of our London experience, visiting Buckingham Palace,
@visitparliament
@DianaJohnsonMP
and
@TheLondonEye
River Cruise on the Thames.
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We are delighted to tell you that the final total raised from our Hull Ball was £6,654.20! The most we have ever raised at a ball!
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🏆 Winners! 🏆
Last night we attending the
#Charityfilmawards2024
in London and were announced as the overall winners of our category! Over 250k watched the event and our film which was put together by Influencr Media. We are so proud to be bringing the trophy home to Hull!
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Our Director
@HCUnBanke
was invited to Buckingham Palace last week to meet Her Majesty The Queen! Read all about it here!
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Happy Birthday to
@RoseJamesCU
our lovely Twinkle Toes who has been on elf duty, even on her birthday! 🎁 🥳
#happybirthday
#elfieselfie
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Thank you to Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont for supporting our ball! So lovely to see you both
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Today we had the pleasure of meeting with the Secretary of State for Education
@DamianHinds
to tell him about our charity & how we are reaching the most disadvantaged children in Hull and EY with our learning experiences. Thanks to
@DianaJohnsonMP
& Alan Johnson for arranging it.
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Big shout out
@markstockdale69
for your hard-work and commitment to the children and young people of Hull and the ER. You're a huge part of our HEY CU family and community Mark, and we are in awe of your energy and enthusiasm after over 20 years service
#thankyou
#VolunteersWeek
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Assem Allam. Dr Allam supported our charity for many years and donated thousands of pounds to help give local children experiences that they otherwise wouldn't have. We send our heartfelt sympathies to his loved ones.
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20 years today we officially became Hull Children’s University! 🎉 What a journey it has been so far!
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Having a brilliant time on their
#Londonexperience
! Year 5 from
@AinthorpeSchool
are loving the Natural History Museum!
@NHM_London
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An enormous thank you to Morrisons in Beverley for donating the vegetables, gravy and stuffing mix for 60 families in need of a little extra help this Christmas. The meals have been delivered by the
#doorstepelves
today.
@morrisonsbev
#Christmas
#community
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We dropped off 22 new chrome books at
@StAnthonysCPS
today and they had a little thank for us. This really is a thank you to everyone who has made donations on our Gofundme page as they enabled us to buy these.
#digitaldivide
#NeverMoreNeeded
#education
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We are at Hull Station awaiting our
@Hull_Trains
to London with the children
@MerseyDeltaY6
ahead of our visit to
@NHM_London
Dinosnores event
#londonexperience
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At the
@SmileF_Hull
proud to be a volunteer award event. Our amazing
@DickinsonRon
is up for trustee award. His commitment and dedication as a volunteer and trustee is unwavering. Good luck to our Ron and all the nominees.
#volunteering
#givingback
#community
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Here we are with our school councillors
@IngsPrimary
at Hull paragon Station ahead of our London experience, visiting
@UKParlEducation
#londonexperience
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A fantastic couple of days with Yr5
@AinthorpeSchool
on their London kip on a ship experience sleeping on HMS Belfast, we have walked miles and seen all the famous sights on a river Thames cruise, we've visited NHM, Parliament, the Tower of London and visited the famous door.
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We have found Buckingham Palace. I hope the Queen is ready for us.
@TheParksAcademy
#londonexperience
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Another record breaking year for us at HEY CU. We hope our lovely schools & pupils have a safe and enjoyable summer!
A huge
#thankyou
to our staff, partners, funders, volunteers & trustees who all contribute to raising aspirations of local children, and igniting dreams💡
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London here we come!! Year 5 from
@AinthorpeSchool
are very excited!!
#Londonexperience
#inspireachievebelieve
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Today saw the launch of our BOOK VENDING MACHINES in partnership with Chaloner Children’s Charity. The machines were unveiled in 5 pilot schools and we hope to eventually offer this to all primary schools in areas of high deprivation in Hull.
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Back on board HMS Belfast and ready for dinner after all that walking. Fish and chips anyone? 😋
@AinthorpeSchool
#londonexperience
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Our
#DigitalDivide
campaign is now finished. A huge thank you to everyone that helped us. We donated 807 laptops to primary schools in Hull & the ER and 96 wifi dongles. Hull CC is now working to provide primary schools in Hull with laptops so any remaining need is fulfilled.
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Another busy day packing
@HumbersidePCC
funded wellbeing packs for children who have sadly experienced abuse. A huge thank you to
@KCOMhome
for helping us deliver these packs by lending us a man with a van. 101 packs on the way to Scunthorpe for distribution by social workers.
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All ready for our trip to London with
@strichardsrc
! Got some very excited children with us!!
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We are on our way to London and
@Maybury_School
have had a special visitor on board, the founder of Hull Children's University Mr John Buttrick
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This is great news. Welcome back to our friends
@Hull_Trains
Happy Friday!😍
We are delighted to announce from Friday 21 August, we’ll begin to resume our train services to London King's Cross. We will initially introduce a limited timetable but plan to increase it as passenger demand returns.
👇
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We’re very busy today making 717 well-being packs sponsored by the University of Hull
@UniOfHull
These packs will be delivered to primary schools in Hull over the coming days to help children who are stressed & anxious improve their well-being/mental health.
#charity
#community
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& we are done! ❤️ 16 families about 100 presents, food, hampers & books delivered. Thank you Tommy Coyle for the most amazing day how humbling. Thank you to
@NGNgas
@KipMcGrathHull1
@peachhampers
This Christmas is going to be super special for those families. ❤️⛄️🎄
@TommyCoyle89
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We are so proud of our Director
@HCUnBanke
! Winner!
And the winner of Charity Champion of the Year is Natasha Barley!
@childrensuni
#HLHeartAwards
@Truly_Trident
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We won a Golden Apple Award! Thank you so much to everyone who nominated us!
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Books are a luxury that many families can’t afford especially with the rising cost of living. Tomorrow we will be delivering 100’s of books to schools in disadvantaged areas to give to the children. A huge thanks to
@KCOMhome
@Booktrust
@Nurture_A_Child
& Becker 4 donating books
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It’s
#SmallCharityWeek
Hull & East Yorkshire Children’s University is a small charity. During C19 we are working hard to provide as many children in care & disadvantaged children with wellbeing & education packs. 1,327 distributed so far with more on the way.
#Nevermoreneeded
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Another very busy day dropping off gifts to some deserving children around Hull. Thank you
@ABPHumber
@wearesauceio
@Phillips66UK
@HLASAccountants
@CranswickPlc
@bp_UK
@C4DIHull
@morrisonsbev
@WescotCareers
for making
#Doorstepelves
possible
#NeverMoreNeeded
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We’re out and about today delivering more new Chromebooks and Lenovo tablets to primary schools. 40 Chromebooks and 15 tablets will be delivered.
#digitaldivide
#charity
#community
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We are at Hull Paragon Station with some very excited children from
@DeltaMersey
ahead of our Kip on a ship in London
#londonexperience
#kiponaship
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It's an early start for
@sidmouthschool
for our trip to London aboard
@Hull_Trains
#londonexperience
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Excited children from
@priory_primary
ready to depart with
@Hull_Trains
for a 2day London kip on a ship experience on board HMS Belfast, thanks also to
@EmmaHardyMP
for meeting the children
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